James Anderson
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1738 – 1808
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Who was James Anderson?
James Anderson FRSE was a Scottish physician and botanist.
He was the son of Andrew Anderson, physician in Long Hermiston. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
He was company surgeon for the East India Company from 1786 and physician-general in Madras from 1800.
He wrote about his experiences of culture in the South of India.
He published Varnish and Tallow-trees in 1791 and Culture of Bastard Cedar Trees on Coast of Coromandel in 1794. He was a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. William Roxburgh named the genus Andersonia after him.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1738
Scotland - Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- 1808
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on July 23, 2013
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